On Thursday, Feb. 28, a Hudson Valley Community College student made statements on social media threatening to harm members of the campus community through the use of gun violence. The college’s Public Safety office was alerted and arrested the student immediately in coordination with Troy Police. There were no weapons in the student’s possession, and no member of the college community was considered to be at risk.
The student is currently suspended from classes, prohibited from being on campus and charged with violations of the student code of conduct, potentially leading to expulsion following the student judicial process.
In the event of an ongoing threat to the safety of our community, crisis communication tools, including but not limited to the college’s Alertus notification system, are deployed. Testing of our communications system takes place on a regular basis, and an emergency drill coordinated by the college’s Emergency Response Team is planned for April.
Hudson Valley has zero tolerance for any threat to harm members of our community. Suspicious activity should be reported at any time by calling the college’s Public Safety Office at (518) 629-7210.
This post was edited to include additional information, 8:32 a.m., Saturday, March 2.
Published: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 14:00:05 +0000 by d.kennedy1